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Former youth minister Lindsey Whiteside, who was recently sentenced in a controversial decision to just three years of house arrest and seven years of probation for child sexual abuse in DeSoto County, Mississippi, has been rearrested on new charges by federal authorities.

Whiteside's new arrest follows Special Circuit Court Judge Andrew Howorth's recusal from the case amid public backlash and a strong rebuke from the District Attorney for DeSoto, Matthew Barton, over the light sentence Whiteside received.

DeSoto County Sheriff Thomas E. Tuggle said at a press conference Thursday that Whiteside was arrested and charged by federal authorities with transporting a minor across state lines to engage in sexual activity.

"I want to emphasize that crimes against children will

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